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India antitrust rulings latest setback for Google in key market Google wants Indian antitrust decisions to be quashed Indian watchdog copied parts of EU order, Google alleges Google says its conduct is not anti-competitive – filing NEW DELHI, Jan 3 (Reuters) – Google has told a tribunal in India that the country’s antitrust investigators copied parts of a European ruling against the U.S. firm for abusing the market dominance of its Android operating system, arguing the decision be quashed, legal… Source link

Indian visitors talk on their mobile phones outside the Google stall at the India Mobile Congress in New Delhi on Sept. 27, 2017. Prakash Singh | AFP | Getty Images Google has told a tribunal in India that the country’s antitrust investigators copied parts of a European ruling against the U.S. firm for abusing the market dominance of its Android operating system, arguing the decision be quashed, legal papers show. The Competition Commission of India (CCI) in October fined Alphabet Inc’s Google… Source link

Google’s annual Google for India event has kicked off with company executives announcing various new products, projects and developments. CEO Sundar Pichai should soon take to stage to announce the company’s plans for the country. Google might also announce new India-centric features on Android and Google Play Store to encourage more users to get on board with the various Google services. The 8th edition of Google for India 2022 started at 12:00 PM IST and is being live-streamed on… Source link

Google said today that it’s bringing its multi-search feature — which allows users to search using both images and text — to India. The company said at its Google for India event on Monday that the feature will be available in English starting today and support Hindi at a later date. The feature will allow users to use a photo of a clothing pattern, for instance, and add text like “dress” to look up dresses with that pattern. Multisearch was first… Source link

BENGALURU (Reuters) – India has asked Google not to display surrogate ads of overseas betting companies, Mint newspaper reported on Wednesday, citing a person aware of the development in the ministry of information and broadcasting. The letter sent last week to Alphabet Inc’s Google India asked the company to immediately drop all advertising, direct or surrogate, from betting platforms like Fairplay, PariMatch, Betway in search results and YouTube, the report said. India’s planned regulation… Source link

Google has announced a new initiative aimed at addressing the spread of misinformation in India, which has been blamed for the rise of violence in the country.  The latest initiative from Google’s subsidiary, Jigsaw, will use a “prebunking” video feature in an effort to stop false claims before they become more widespread, according to Reuters.  Jigsaw is also working with partners such as the German-based pro-democracy organization Alfred Landecker Foundation and… Source link

False information has been blamed for inciting violence ‘Pre-bunking’ videos aim to stop misinformation spreading India trial follows studies in parts of Europe STOCKHOLM/LONDON, Dec 6 (Reuters) – Google’s (GOOGL.O) Jigsaw subsidiary is launching a new anti-misinformation project in India, aimed at preventing misleading information that has been blamed for inciting violence, a top executive said. The initiative will use “prebunking” videos – designed to counter false claims before they become… Source link

Indians form the world’s largest diaspora group at around 18 million. That has led to India receiving ever-increasing remittances over the years. In 2022, the amount has already touched $100 billion, making the country the first ever to reach the figure, World Bank data (pdf) show. “Remittance flows to India were enhanced by the wage hikes and a strong labor market in the United States and other OECD countries,” a Nov. 30 World Bank release said. Read more datawrapper-chart-So8Gk Inward… Source link

Unified Payments Interface — commonly known as UPI — has become the most popular mobile payment route for P2P and merchant payments in India, and now Google’s stepping up with an updated UPI functionality to meet demand. Google Play has enabled users in the South Asian country to make subscription-based purchases using UPI. On Tuesday, Google announced that it introduced UPI Autopay as a payment option on the Play Store to allow its users in the country to… Source link

BENGALURU, Nov 1 (Reuters) – Alphabet Inc’s (GOOGL.O) Google is pausing its policy that requires app developers to use its Google Play billing system for buying digital goods and services in India, following a ruling by the country’s antitrust body. Google had previously set an extended deadline of Oct. 31 for developers in India to comply with its payments policy. The search engine giant should not restrict app developers from using third-party billing or payment processing services in India,… Source link